Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] dt-bindings: net: wireless: ath10k: add qcom,no-msa-ready-indicator prop

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Marc Gonzalez <mgonzalez@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 13/05/2024 16:16, Kalle Valo wrote:
>
>> Marc Gonzalez wrote:
>> 
>>> The ath10k driver waits for an "MSA_READY" indicator
>>> to complete initialization. If the indicator is not
>>> received, then the device remains unusable.
>>>
>>> cf. ath10k_qmi_driver_event_work()
>>>
>>> Several msm8998-based devices are affected by this issue.
>>> Oddly, it seems safe to NOT wait for the indicator, and
>>> proceed immediately when QMI_EVENT_SERVER_ARRIVE.
>>>
>>> Jeff Johnson wrote:
>>>
>>>   The feedback I received was "it might be ok to change all ath10k qmi
>>>   to skip waiting for msa_ready", and it was pointed out that ath11k
>>>   (and ath12k) do not wait for it.
>>>
>>>   However with so many deployed devices, "might be ok" isn't a strong
>>>   argument for changing the default behavior.
>>>
>>> Kalle Valo first suggested setting a bit in firmware-5.bin to trigger
>>> work-around in the driver. However, firmware-5.bin is parsed too late.
>>> So we are stuck with a DT property.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Marc Gonzalez <mgonzalez@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Reviewed-by: Bjorn Andersson <quic_bjorande@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Acked-by: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Acked-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>> 2 patches applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.
>> 
>> 71b6e321e302 dt-bindings: net: wireless: ath10k: add
>> qcom,no-msa-ready-indicator prop
>> 6d67d18014a8 wifi: ath10k: do not always wait for MSA_READY indicator
>
> Hello Kalle,
> What version of Linux will these be included in?
> (I don't see them in v6.10-rc1. Are they considered
> a new feature, rather than a fix, and thus 6.11?)

Yeah, these commits will go to v6.11. Because of the multiple trees
involved (ath-next -> wireless-next -> net-next -> linus) we need to
have ath.git pull request ready well before the merge window opens and
these commits missed the last pull request.

Yes, we are slow :)

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